As Cuba and the United States (US) continue delicate and discreet diplomatic discussions aimed at easing the humanitarian crisis facing the island’s 11 million people, the country’s ambassador to Jamaica, Tania Lopez Larroque, has indicated that while she is not privy to the agenda items, regime change is not an option.

Larroque’s comments come amid new and more punitive sanctions on countries providing assistance to Cuba.

While there are “no recent updates” on the government-to-government discussions, Larroque told a media briefing on Friday, at the embassy’s headquarters in Kingston, that the Cuban people reserve the right to choose their leaders and make the constitutional changes they require.